by evansfox | Sep 19, 2016
As a patent attorney with a practice focus on restaurants, bars & craft beverage producers, I was excited to learn about Tended Bar, an automatic alcoholic beverage dispensing machine. Not only is the technology just plain cool, it can be one solution to help...
by evansfox | Jan 21, 2014
Looking for rock star employees? Whether you hire experienced bartenders and servers, or you bring them up through the ranks, you need to invest time and money into training to keep skills current and up to date with the latest trends. While this seems obvious, few...
by evansfox | Jan 7, 2014
With the new year comes an increase in the minimum wage in New York to $8.00 per hour. For many business owners, there is a sigh of relief that it did not reach the suggested federal minimum wage of more than $10 per hour. In the food service industry, employers are...
by evansfox | Nov 28, 2013
A restaurant business has a 20 year lease with a building owner that included a provision requiring that the landlord must consent to any assignment of the lease. The owner of the restaurant had his business up for sale and had accepted a purchase offer from a buyer...
by evansfox | Nov 28, 2013
It is hardly a secret that the New York Liquor authority is so backlogged it takes months to process a standard license application. While the state advertises it is “friendly to small business,” I doubt anyone dealing with the Liquor Authority would agree. Many...
